One who animates, enlivens, brings to life; in practice, one whose role it is to artfully convey a complex or technical idea in such a manner as to capture the imagination of an audience; a guide/translator who uses creative or unorthodox methods to illuminate specialized fields of knowledge.

ssWhen the language of science is not foreign to us, we are free to thrill at the dynamism of modern times. We shed our hubris like a dragonfly sheds the exoskeleton of its flightless youth.

Laurie Allmann

is available for readings, performances, commissioned works, and creative projects on environmental themes.